Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Lagoon Damsel
Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon
Lagoon Damsel
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family) Damselfishes
      └Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Hemiglyphidodon (Genus)
        └H. plagiometopon (Species)
WoRMS ID: 212961🔗
iNaturalist ID: 345864🔗

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